BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College announced Thursday that football coach JB Wells will not return next season. Wells took over the program in January 2015 and compiled a 3-31 record over four seasons, including a 1-8 record in 2018. The lone win this past season came against Bates College and snapped a 24-game losing streak by […]
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College football: Colby beats Bates for first time since 2013
Bates’ Liam Spillane tries to run away from Colby’s Patrick Yale and Don Vivian during Saturday’s game at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. Colby defeated Bates 21-6. (Phyllis Graber Jensen photo) LEWISTON — Colby coach Jack Cosgrove jumped up and down as he congratulated his players after the handshake line following their 21-6 football win over […]
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College roundup: Tufts takes over in second half, rolls over Bates football
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Bates College finished the second quarter strong, but Tufts completely took over in the second half to beat the Bobcats 47-14 in NESCAC football action Saturday. The Jumbos (3-0) took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a field goal by Matt Alswanger and 9-yard touchdown run by Mike Pedrini. Bates’ […]
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Colby College makes SAT, ACT optional for applicants
WATERVILLE — Officials at Colby College announced Monday that applicants will no longer be required to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of the admissions process beginning with the Class of 2023. The change is designed to increase access for disadvantaged students, lessen anxiety over the college admissions process and place more of an […]
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College roundup: CMCC soccer teams sweep Unity
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College scored a goal in the first and second halves to scrape by Unity College 2-1 in women’s soccer on Tuesday. In the first half, Delia Schreiber scored to give the Mustangs (4-2) a 1-0 lead off an assist from Samantha Belardo. Belardo scored a much-needed goal in the second […]
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College roundup: Bates softball sweeps Colby
WATERVILLE — After clinching a spot in the NESCAC tournament on Friday, the Bates softball team broke the program record for wins in a season with a doubleheader sweep of Colby on Saturday, taking game one 11-3 and blanking the Mules 1-0 in game two. Freshman Caroline Bass tallied four hits over the course of […]
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Pelletier no hits Colby as Bates softball clinches a playoff spot in the NESCAC Tournament
LEWISTON — Kirsten Pelletier threw her second no-hitter of the season as the Bates defeated Colby 8-0 in five innings on Friday, clinching a spot in the eight-team NESCAC Softball Championship tournament. Pelletier gave up only two walks and struck out 10 batters and lowered her earned-run average to 1.95. Pelletier also no-hit North Central […]
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College Lacrosse: Bates men clinch NESCAC tournament berth, will face Wesleyan
WATERVILLE — With its season on the line, the Bates College men’s lacrosse team defeated Colby College 20-15 on Wednesday afternoon in annual Flahive, McDuffee, Sandler Memorial Game. The win propelled them into the conference tournament for the fourth straight season. Bates (8-7, 4-6 NESCAC) will travel to face top-seeded Wesleyan (12-2, 9-1 NESCAC) for the quarterfinals, […]
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College hockey: Colby's rally falls short in Frozen Four
Zack Hale of Colby College and Erik Cooper of St. Norbert College chase the puck during the NCAA Division III men’s hockey championship semifinal at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, on Friday. (Dustin Satloff photos) LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — It took 95 years and a stretch of five straight weekends on the […]
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Colby College hockey takes in atmosphere at Lake Placid
Colby men’s hockey coach Blaise MacDonald, front left, talks to his team during practice Thursday afternoon at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York. The Mules will play St. Norbert College in an NCAA Division III Frozen Four game Friday at 6:30 p.m. LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Whenever people walk into Herb Brooks Arena […]